This was probably a great place to get hard to find items back in the day. But with so many gourmet stores and amazon, you can get hard to find ingredients easily. Not sure what all the fuss is about this place as it seemed pretty ordinary to me. read more

My brother's father in law, who is first generation Lebanese, used to come here as a child with his father so I decided to check it out. Very cool, old school grocery with as many employees as customers. We got the homeade hummus which was so creamy and delicious I'll never be able to eat the processed store variety again. Great destination for middle eastern spices. I'll be back read more

I grew up shopping at Sahadi's. They have the best hummus I've ever had, great coffee, and a nifty variety of everything from cheeses to meats to spreads to teas. read more

This is a very exotic place for me. I love their deli corner which sells lots of middle eastern pies, samosas, baked sweets and good meat selections. They also have a good coffee corner where I can buy decent coffee beans in reasonable price. If you are tired of large grocery stores, and want to try out something new, try this local, unique grocery store. read more

I am definitely glad this store exists. For one thing, it's the kind of place that's fun to wonder and you'll probably find something you weren't expected and want. If you are looking for middle eastern or indian spices, there's a good chance you can find them here. They seem to have a decent selection of coffee which is not a trivial thing to find. Another treat is baklava (or at least similar) sweets. Two unexpected finds for me were Russian canned sprats and fruit leather. Oh, and if you are deciding between going here and going next door to Damaskus Bakery, the answer it simple: you should go to both. They are different and complimentary. read more

Not that Sahadi needs another good review but this place truly deserves all accolades. The service is great, the food choices are endless and sourced from all over the world. Sahadi is definitely my go to for grains ans nuts, spices, oats and granola, olives and some cheeses ( they have great manchego cheese!) + many of their prices are hard to beat! read more

We got a full, inexpensive dinner for four from their prepared food section, plus great, inexpensive packaged foods. I wish I lived near there. read more

I do not understand all the hype surrounding Sahadi's it's a nice looking place and the staff are very courteous but it is a tad bit pricey. Sorry Sahadi's but I will take my business down the block to Damascus Bakery . read more

My go to store for dried foods, nuts, and ethnic foods and condiments. Nuts and dried goods are always fresh, chocolate covered almonds and pistachios are divine. read more

I've shopped here every week for years, but not anymore. The hummus is good and the cheese selection is OK, but some of the folks working here are real curmudgeons. The short guy behind the cheese counter is consistently mean. And today the cashier accosted me for accidentally canceling the transaction, which I, in fact, did not. My wife likes the feta cheese from this place but she'll have to deal with what I can get at Damascus or Fairway, because I'm not setting foot in this place again in my entire life. read more

Can't say enough good things about Sahadi's. Wide array of interesting foods. Pickles, dry foods, etc. Staff is also very helpful and friendly. read more

delicious middle eastern market. yummy snacks a great place to pick up appetizers for any party. great ingredients.

I am very biased about middle eastern markets. I've been spoiled by the gigantic, low-price import supermarkets that cater to Southern California's immigrant communities. That being said, Sahadi's has an excellent selection of spices, snacks, seeds, nuts, dried fruit, olives, cookies, cheese, prepackaged mixes, and various dry ingredients one needs to prepare meals from Morocco to India. Prices range from cheap (falafel mixes and tahini) to expensive (olives and legumes.) I'd get my cookies , mixes, and spices here, but I'd pick up my dried beans and lentils at the nearest Latino market, where they're usually a lot cheaper. No, Sahadi's is not a neighborhood market where grandmothers with cartloads of fruit and vegetables to be canned play bumper cars with mothers carrying their toddlers on top of the sack of basmati rice. It's a crowded place with a Trader Joes vibe. If I lived here, I'd probably shop here, but I'd be longing for the chaotic atmosphere and bargains at Jon's or Vallarta Market back in SoCal. read more

I've been shopping at Sahadi's since I was a little girl, and it's one of my favorite Brooklyn treasures. You can find basically anything here. The guys in the bulk section will let you sample anything and everything, and I'm not just talking 2 pieces of candy or a nut, but a whole handful. The cinnamon-sugar almonds and various kinds of chocolate-covered coffee beans are my favorites. Then you have to try and devour it all in one mouthful because they're asking what else you want to try. They have tons of kinds of olives and pickles, prepared middle eastern foods, and huge containers of obscure spices like sumac for dirt cheap - go in on the spices with a few friends or store them in your freezer, cause you will never use that much sumac, I promise. They have all kinds of prepared curry pastes and imported condiments, as well as fancy cheeses and oils. One of my favorite things to buy here is chocolate for baking - you can get huge blocks for really cheap, and they don't seem to have a brand name on them, but the quality is really good. Try the "french vanilla" chocolate - it's a nice semisweet. When you're at the checkout, ask for some of the seven-layer halvah. I can never walk out with less than a quarter pound of the stuff - and that's just for me to eat. It's that good. read more

This place is really great! Great food...Great Service! A nice place to get your nuts and grains.

rows of spices. rows of chutney. rows of sugar. to misquote "Field of Dreams," it's not Idaho, but it sure is heaven. you will want to buy things you didn't think you needed. and it's very reasonable. what are you waiting for? read more

amazing bulk foods. hummus and prepared food are fantastic.

This place is awesome. The nuts are amazing! The employees look mean but are actually really friendly.

Good selection. Some things, such as berbere, are significantly cheaper than they are at Kalustyans in Manhattan (which does have a bigger selection, but they're kalustyans...). I'm super down. read more

What an interesting assortment of foods that are so inexpensive and fresh. I always pick up the babaganoosh in a can just in case I need some in a pinch-its really excellent! Try the roast coffee they are always happy to grind it for you. Everyone is always friendly and helpful the lines are almost always long. ! read more

What a gem! You can easily find everything that falls under european or midel eastern ingredients category. Price is also reasonable and everything is fresh. They also have green plums! Yay! read more

It took me a while and a convincing friend to make my first trip down Atlantic Ave to Sahadi's, but now I'm hooked. Their nuts and grains section is second to none and has everything I want for a reasonable price, and their cheese selection is huge. I'm not a connoisseur (and, well, I had to look up how to spell connoisseur) but I have found lots of delicious cheese to try here and it seems like the staff is knowledgeable enough to help the lay-cheeseeater and the foodie alike. read more

The best of the best! Nothing like Sahadi! If it's worth eating, it's best at Sahadi!

I came in here because I read on some message board that you could get pomegranate molasses here and I needed it for a recipe I wanted to try. I ended up leaving with that and $40 of other stuff that I didn't need but really wanted -- hummus, cheese, yogurt, turkish delight, pita, olives, a pastry, crackers. I'm excited to go back and get some of their bulk stuff. It's worth visiting for their olive bar alone, and a destination even if you don't need anything specific. read more

CARAJO!!! my mouth is on fire from these spicy mango slices! that being said, this place is a m a z i n g. when you space things like that it's a bigger deal & Sahadi's is 1 of tha biggest on atlantic ave. great prices, seriously. $3 for a block of cheese? $4 a lb for nuts? i can't believe i didn't know about this place sooner read more

Cheap and the best quality of nuts, dried fruits and middle eastern fare. Try the provencian green olives and the pickled turnips. The California dried apricots are fantastic. Taramusalata and Tsatsiki are other must-buys. There is no better place in NY for these foods. Also I highly recommend their vanilla beans which you can buy at the register. read more

Beautiful market, a lot of care put into it. Lots a lovely touches in the store. -Steve

Amazing selection, excellent prices, great stuff. I never buy dried fruit,grains, nuts or spices anywhere else now..and 9 times out of 10 that I try something new here (today was the whole wheat zaa'tar bread") I fall in love with the place all over again. (The one exception was the dried "herbes de provence" mix. I've lived in the Provence area for yrs and have never had it with lavender before.) Even so, I love Sahadi's! 5 stars all the way.. read more

This a foodie's delight. Too much great food to describe including dry fruit and veggies, olives, fresh hummus, fresh bread of all types, great coffee, etc. The selection is unbelievable. Also the baklava was super delicious. This is a definite destination on our trips to NY! read more

The absolute best place to go when you are looking for nuts and dried fruit and things like that. They never have had any competition and run this market!! read more

Where do I begin? Sahadi's is a miniature of Detroit's Eastern Market, carrying every Middle Eastern ingredient you can imagine, many of them in bulk. Need some zaatar or sumac or haloumi cheese? Not only can you find it here, you can find many different varieties. There is a deli section, a bakery, a cheese counter in addition to the bulk section. The turnover is quick and the prices are great. Highly recommended. read more

middle eastern and european delicacy.. yum.. been on atlantic ave since 1948, they are amazing because they feature olives (26ish varieties), cheeses, butters, and there's also a gourmet food section. read more

amusing reading reviews - some take exception to crowds as though saying that sahadi's would be better if it was not as good as it is because there would be less people and that would be better. wtf? my only complaint though is that it's too crowded. read more

I had previously written a review and somehow managed to accidentally delete it so let us try this again. Sahadi's is great and for me personally I feel a warm affection for this family business because my father would take me with him for groceries when I was a little girl. My father passed on July 1, 2006, may he rest in peace.It stiills brings tears to my eyes to remember seeing him so happy to be among people of the Middleast, like him, when so much of his life was filled with sadness and smiling was not something that he did on a regular basis. He would converse with the men who worked there and I stood there, unfortunately I never became fluent in Arabic. They would say "hilloway!" I would smile and of course too shy to speak. My father would tell me that I could have anything that I wanted (within reason) and the apricot paste would find its way to our overstuffed basket. Life seemed so simple back then. Having some apricot paste and sitting in the park was such a lovely treat. We would have several bags of groceries and have a family cookout (prepare the food for several hours and it is consumed in less than one hour!) Now this lovely memory remains with me, the scents of the spices, the very kind smiling men who worked there (I assume the owners)and the devouring of delicious food that we commuted across the GWB for as often as we could. . I was too ill (and I had just gotten out of the hospital)to get to his hospital just prior to his death and had written a long letter that my girlfriend was kind enough to read to him. In the letter I went into detail about our trips to Sahadi and how much I treasured those memories. My friend told me that three tears fell down his face during her reading the parts about our trips to Sahadi together (he was unable to speak anymore, his tears spoke many paragraphs. ) Please forgive me for providing "too much information" as they say. When someone mentions Sahadi I get teary and I felt like sharing this; thank you for listening. read more

this is the place to go for bulk seeds, dried fruit and nuts. affordable goods and pleasant people. sahadi is unparalleled.

Oh my God, so good. I went with my mom to get some middle eastern goods for our house. Let me just start off by saying their deli is the best, we bought half of the goods they sold. Though at a glance, some things may look too foreign and odd but let me tell you they are delicious! We got a mushroom and leak pie, spanikatopia, pastichio (my favorite!), both kinds of cous cous, three dips (humous, babaganoug, tzatziki), and stuffed vegetarian cabbage. Was not dissapointed in one of those products. Everything was fresh and delicious. The humous was so authentic and had more tahini than the store bought kind. WARNING: Tzatziki is on the garlicy side! Definitely will lead to garlic breath. Regardless, so authentic. My favorite was the pastichio (forgive me if I'm not spelling it right). Its warm pie with minced meat and tube macaroni, on top is a cheesy/eggy layer of goodness. Baked to perfection! For vegetarians, a great alternative is the Musaka, yum. Great place! read more